Does a cat really have nine lives? It seems plausible. After all, they often get themselves into the most death defying situations but somehow manage Houdini-like escapes to live another day. Businesses certainly don’t have nine lives, sometimes not even one, as your reputation depends on delivering on what you promise each and every time. […]
Michael Corwin
A Monumental Success
As a young boy in 1915, Edward DePaola emigrated from Italy to pursue the American Dream. In 1950, he made this dream a reality by starting DePaola Monument Company in Newark, which remains in business today almost 70 years later and is a long-time NJBIA member. DePaola Monument Company makes granite and bronze grave markers […]
Beyond 10 West Lafayette:The Business of Canine Cleanup
In 2000, Mary Ellen Levy’s children promised if they got a second dog that they would take care of and clean up after it. Unfortunately, her children didn’t hold up their end of the bargain so she decided to use their allowance in exchange for picking up after the dogs by herself. That was the […]
AT&T: Always Ahead of the Curve
Did you know AT&T is the largest telecommunications company in the world when measured by revenue? That it is the largest provider of fixed telephone service and the second largest provider of mobile telephone service in the U.S.? By any measure, AT&T is a large, multinational company with a strong presence in New Jersey and […]